By Mark Vester
WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (32-0, 6KOs) of Puerto Rico is still trying to get a deal finalized for a unification bout with WBA interim-junior flyweight champ Cesar Canchila (27-1, 21KOs) of Colombia. The fight would still happen on May 23 in Puerto Rico. Canchila has a rematch scheduled on March 14 against Giovanni Segura in Mexico. He won a decision over Segura last July.
Calderon has not fought since last August's rematch with Hugo Cazares. He suffered a bad cut during the fight and it kept him away from the ring for few months, but now he's fully recovered and having a tough time locking down a fight. He is looking to move up in weight to 112-pounds in the near future.
"It is a little frustrating because I've never had so much time go by without fighting, but to the same time it's been calm because I do not have any economic urgency, so I've waited for something to get negotiated officially. But at 108-pounds I'm having the same problem as when I was at 105-pounds. It's not that I have problems with the weight, but the better fighters are at the higher weights. At 105 there were no opponents for me and already it's been like this at 108, so I'm looking to go up to 112 where Omar Narvaez is, among others," Calderon told El Nuevo Dia .
Calderon is willing to test the waters at 112, and plans to go back to 108 if the move in weight doesn't go as planned.
"I will first test the weight and if it doesn't go well I can return to 108-pounds. I only want to get the opportunity to rise in weight to experience fights with better opponents. Besides, I want to be the first one Puerto Rican to win titles at 105, 108 and 112 pounds," Calderon said.
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